FID – Chapter 498

Chapter 498: Bastards, Hitting Her With Concealed Weapons Again

  ”Second Brother, go!” With ten fingers digging deep into her palms, Liu Yusheng shouted under her breath.

  Liu Zhiqiu didn’t say much, and immediately drove on.

  If they stay there longer, Feng Qingbai would hesitate to fight the rats for fear of harming them. They would definitely restrain him sooner or later.

  The reason why he charged out was to create opportunities for them to continue to escape.

  Wasting his painstaking efforts in vain would be a disappointment.

  Behind the carriage, the sound of fighting rang close and tenacious. One could imagine the intensity and danger of the battle.

  The sound gradually disappeared as the carriage drifted away, and all the while, Liu Yusheng never glanced back. She was afraid that she couldn’t resist rushing back, and instead became a drag on him.

  While wiping away the cold tears on her face, she said to the person who was driving the carriage, “Brother, the enemy sent several groups of assassins to attack at one time. They must have set up defense for our escape routes. I’m afraid there is another ambush at the gates of Xuzhou City. We can’t travel by land or to the wharf. Change directions and go 20 miles away from the dock, and then let’s take a boat to the capital!”

  Liu Zhiqiu nodded, letting the horses gallop with the carriage. He faced the night wind that almost made him unable to open his eyes, the depth of his condensed eyes becoming more and more intense.

  Somewhere far behind the carriage, the two figures who were fighting against each other had already exchanged a hundred moves in the blink of an eye, and they were evenly matched.

  The speed of the two sides was so fast that even the other men in black who were surrounded by them couldn’t get in on the action. They were afraid that their own people would be hurt if they joined the battle.

  After the two touched palms anew, the two parted ways and stood in their respective corners.

  ”I have heard that the King of Nanling’s martial arts are outstanding. Now that I’ve experienced it myself, I can say you have indeed lived up to your reputation,” said the low-pitched man in a wide cloak across the ground. His voice was flat, as if he was born without any intonation.

  ”I can say the same. The pavilion master of Cang Ying Pavilion is worthy of his name. He is elusive, and never shows his true face.” Feng Qingbai smiled breezily, and his words reeked of mockery. 

  However, his heart has condensed into an ice block.

  This time the pavilion master came in person, with the intent to kill.

  Otherwise, the pavilion master who has never appeared before wouldn’t have appeared in front of him.

  ”It doesn’t matter whether I show my face or not. As long as one can successfully prey on the prey, he is a good hunter. Your Highness, please enlighten me.” Feng Qingbai’s jab didn’t anger him in the slightest. The moment his words fell, he leaped, while ordering the several people around them who couldn’t intervene, “Go after them.”

  Feng Qingbai’s eyes sharpened. He flew backward with the strength of his opponent’s palm, and the flexibility of his waist took the advantage of the situation and killed the men in black who moved in pursuit.

  Two men down.

  Two remaining.

  ”Well done, Your Highness.” The flat, straight, waveless tone echoed with a hint of gloom.

  Feng Qingbai snorted coldly. He confined the remaining two together with the man in the cloak in the shadows of his sword, not allowing them to take an inch step forward.

  If they wanted to give chase, they would have to step over his dead body first.

  ”This time, practically everyone in my Cangying Pavilion has come out in full force. Your Highness, do you really think that there are only three groups who came?”

  His slender eyes instantly flashed sullenly, and the soft sword pointed directly at the man in the cloak. “I’ll kill you all. This king wants the Cangying Pavilion completely annihilated without a single person left behind!”

  ”Let’s wait and see.”

  That was easier said than done. The man in the cloak dared not take him lightly.

  Since Feng Qingbai successfully killed two of his subordinates with a single sword under his attack, he seemed even more difficult to deal with than rumored.

  On the other side, Liu Zhiqiu scanned the direction while driving the carriage, and at the same time listened carefully to the surrounding movement.

  Their enemy had repeatedly deployed troops, and was determined to kill them. They  definitely would not let them slip away.

  Nannan’s estimate was accurate, but she underestimated their opponent’s means. The so-called defense was definitely not limited to the major routes.

  ”Nannan, take those poisons in your hands out. If you hear any movement, sprinkle them out immediately.”

  ”Brother?” Liu Yusheng’s heart sank time and again.

  She understood what Liu Zhiqiu meant.

  Their way to the dock was most likely eventful.

  There were shadows ahead, but the carriage had already left the main city of Xuzhou. There were forest slopes on both sides of the road, and after they had passed this forest slope, they could leave the boundary of Xuzhou.

  Which was also one major boundary.

  This was the only road that leads to the next town.

  To the left, there was the waterway to the capital, which was only five miles away.

  The horses raised their hoofs and neighed again, and the next moment, the carriage was in tatters!

  The three people in the carriage were thrown out due to inertia.

  After landing, they rolled down the mountain forest along the roadside slope.

  Above them, several black shadows chased after them.

  ”Nannan, run!” Liu Zhiqiu was in so much pain that he could barely get up when a tree stopped him from rolling. He raised his head and roared toward Liu Yusheng.

  ”Brother!”

  ”Run!”

  Liu Yusheng looked toward Liu Zhiqiu, and then glanced at the man in black who was about to chase after him. She gritted her teeth and provoked the man in black, “Do you want to kill me? Then catch me!”

  After falling down she subconsciously used a body technique, minimizing her injuries to the least.

  The only way to save her Second Brother’s life was to lure the black-clad men away, and to show them that she was far from entering their sacks!

  Just as the black-clad men were about to reach out to catch her, Liu Yusheng used qinggong and successfully dodged them. Soon, she instantly floated several meters away from the men.

  She told Feng Qingbai early on that she could run quite well, but at that time she told him in a bantering manner that he never believed it.

  She has been with Aunt Hong for nearly ten years. She did not learn martial arts, but only Qinggong. It wasn’t for fighting, but merely to save herself.

  At that time, she was still complacent and hid the little secret from the man, thinking of surprising him in the future.

  When she encountered the drunk men in the Osmanthus Grove that day, she also used qinggong to lead the drunk man to Zuo Xuan and her company, and let them had a taste of their own medicine.

  Now, she wished that Feng Qingbai saw her, so he could feel relieved.

  Then return safely.

  There was also her Second Brother. After she led these people away, she hoped that he could take the opportunity to find a place to hide.

  They would meet in the future, not one less!

  She picked a path to escape with her strange movements, while calculating the distance. She stayed not too far nor too near, so as to incite the men in black to continue pursuing her. And along the way, she also sprinkled poison.

  However, the result of her efforts made her heart sink lower. 

  The assassins actually didn’t respond to the poison she sprinkled.

  They all came prepared.

  The poisons Xue Qinglian concocted could be considered unparalleled in the world. No one could solve them except himself. She didn’t know what incredible medical masters were hidden in their enemy’s camp, to the point where they didn’t even react to Xue Qinglian’s poisons.

  Behind her, a hiss broke through the air. Liu Yusheng was stunned, and quickle ducked. Her dodging caused her to pause, and the people behind her almost caught her.

  She thought that they would continue to attack her with concealed weapons, but no. Her mind turned rapidly and immediately understood their intentions.

  They wanted to capture her alive!

  Liu Yusheng sneered. Thereafter, she didn’t worry anymore.

  She led the black-clad men in a goose chase. The time she calculated should be enough for her Second Brother to distance himself from the assassins once they decided to give chase. She then changed directions, straight to the canal.

  Before the men could see through her plan, she flew into the river.

  ”Hmm!” While jumping into the river, a sharp pain struck her shoulders.

  Son of a bitch, they hit me with a concealed weapon again!

  As soon as his anger was vented, Liu Yusheng sank instantly.

  The icy river water poured into her nose and mouth, choking her throat and nasal cavity with burning pain.